Exodus Poem

This is the entire book of Exodus, put into a poem format. The divisions correspond to the sermons I preached on the Book of Exodus and each poem was given at the end of those particular verses. The small dash in the middle of each poem is where the Bible text ends and my own ending poetry begins. I hope you will enjoy this poetic journey through Exodus.

Be advised, this is NOT to be considered for doctrine and is not an attempt to change the word of God from its intent and meaning. Rather, it is a poem based on Exodus, nothing more.

Exodus 1:1-14

Bitterness and Bondage in the Land of Egypt

Now these are the names of the children of Israel

Who came to Egypt; each man and his household

Came with Jacob, as the Bible does tell

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah too

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin

Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher are who

The sons who are descended from him

All those who were descendants of Jacob we see

Were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already)

And Joseph died, all his brothers

And all that generation

All the fathers and mothers

But the children of Israel were fruitful

And increased abundantly, like ground properly tilled

And multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty

And the land with them was filled

Now there over Egypt a new king arose

Who did not know Joseph, and to his people he said

“Look how the people of the children of Israel quickly grows

They are more and mightier than we, look how they have bred

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, alright?

Lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war

That they also join our enemies and against us fight

And so go up out of the land, and we have them no more

Therefore they set taskmasters over them

With their burdens to them afflict

And they built for Pharaoh supply cities

Pithom and Raamses, they were demanding and strict

But the more they afflicted them, it is true

As the word to us does tell

The more they multiplied and grew

And they were in dread of the children of Israel

So the Egyptians made the children of Israel

Serve with rigor, such painful toil

And they made their lives bitter

With hard bondage, there on Egypt's soil

In mortar, in brick they worked we observe

And in all manner of service in the field

All their service in which they made them serve

Was with rigor, in order to make Israel yield

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Israel suffered through long years of pain and toil

But eventually God sent them a deliverer

Because God is ever faithful and loyal

To His promises, they are certain and sure

And God has sent a Deliverer to us as well

He has brought us out of our life of sin-earned chains

By sending His Son to deliver us from the grasp of hell

And to be granted a heavenly seat where Jesus reigns

Such is the marvelous workings of God!

So let us praise Him all our days as in this life we trod

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 1:15-22

Obeying God Rather Than Men

Then the king of Egypt spoke

To the Hebrew midwives, words of shame

Of whom the name of one was Shiphrah

And of the other, Puah was her name

And he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife

For the Hebrew women, as I instruct you

And see them on the birthstools

There is something I want you to do

If it is a son, then you shall kill him, no mercy give

But if it is a daughter, then she shall be allowed to live

But the midwives feared God and took a stand

And did not do what he said to them

As the king of Egypt did command

But saved alive the male children

So the king of Egypt called

For the midwives and said to them

“Why have you done this thing

And saved alive the male children?

And the midwives to Pharaoh said

“Because the Hebrew women as we say

Are not like the Egyptian women, but instead

They are lively and give birth right away

Before the midwives come to them

And so they have already had their children

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, it is true

And the people multiplied and very mightily grew

And so it was, because the midwives feared God

That He provided households for them

A reward for the faithful walk in which they trod

So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying

“Every son who is born you shall into the river cast

And every daughter you shall save alive

And we will be free of these Hebrews at last

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Such is the nature of man's enmity with God

How we fight against his plans and purposes for us!

On a wicked path we would gladly trod

And turn our backs to His Gift of love, His own Son Jesus

But until our last breath, He continues to call

Because of His great and undying love for us

And in one act He can in us reverse the fall

Just by receiving that great Gift of love, His own Son Jesus

Thank You for patiently waiting, even for me, O Lord

Thank You for patiently waiting for each one of us

Until the day when someone showed us in Your word

About the most marvelous Gift of love, Your own Son Jesus

Praises to You for this our matchless King!

For all eternity our souls to You will sing

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 2:1-10

Moses

And a man of the house of Levi went by and by

And took as wife a daughter of Levi

So the woman conceived and a son she bore

And when she saw that he was a beautiful child

She hid him three months behind her door

Because Pharaoh's edict was cruel and wild

But when him she could no longer hide

She took an ark of bulrushes for him to fit

Daubed it with asphalt and pitch on the outside

And put the child inside of it

And laid it by the river’s bank in the reeds

And his sister stood afar off

To know what would be done to him through these deeds

Then the daughter of Pharaoh came in stride

Down to bathe at the river, which is the Nile

And her maidens walked along the riverside

Where they had come to spend a while

And when she saw the ark among the reeds along the shore

She sent her maid to get it to see what was the score

And when she opened it, she saw the child

And behold, the baby wept just then

So she had compassion on him, her manner mild

And said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children

Then his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter said

“Shall I go and call a nurse for you

From the Hebrew women that she may nurse instead

The child for you; shall this thing I do?

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.”

So the maiden went and called the child’s mother as we know

Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her

“Take this child away and nurse him for me

And I will give you your wages for sure

So the woman took the child and nursed him tenderly

And the child grew, and she brought him

And he became the son of Pharaoh's daughter

So she called his name Moses, saying

“Because I drew him out of the water.”

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Sometimes the irony of the Bible story

Is so rich and wonderful to behold

God turns even the worst things out for His glory

And shows us treasures worth more than gold

When we see His mighty hand so displayed

We have a sure foundation on which to stand

Never should the faithful be fearful or dismayed

Because our God is glorious and His deeds are grand

Just when all seems lost and it's all out of control

That is the time when God's glory is most clearly seen

Away from us the troubles and trials He does roll

And He leads us into soft pastures, lush and green

O great God who does such marvelous things for us!

Precious Creator revealed in the pages of the word

You who came in flesh, our precious Lord Jesus

To You all praise is due, our wondrous, glorious Lord

To you we will praise and to you we will sing

Throughout all eternity, let our voices ring

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 2:11-15

Shunned by His Own

Now it came to pass in those days

When Moses was grown

That he went out to his brethren

And looked at their burdens, to his eyes they were shown

And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew

One of his brethren as he knew

So he looked this way and that way

And when he saw no one

The Egyptian he did slay

And hid him in the sand, covering what he had done

And when he went out the second day

Behold, two Hebrew men were fighting

And to the one who did the wrong he did say

“Why are you your companion striking?

Then he asked inquisitively

“Who made you over us a prince and a judge?

Do you intend to kill me

As you killed the Egyptian? Do you bear me a grudge?

So Moses feared and said

“Surely this thing is known!

This thing about the dead

When Pharaoh of this matter heard

He sought to kill Moses in that place

But as we are told in the word

Moses fled from Pharaoh's face

And dwelt in Midian's land

And he sat down by a well as we understand

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Like many great men before Him recorded in the word

Moses is now used as the Bible's central figure

In order to give us portraits of Jesus the Lord

And the great works He wrought are seen in each picture

And as we see in this story once again

There are those who fight against what God has planned

They reject His authority and against Him complain

And yet He still reaches out His loving hand

Let us not reject His kind offer of grace

But instead let us accept what is recorded in His word

He offers us a new home in a heavenly place

If we will just call out to Jesus as Lord

And so let us receive Jesus Christ and be reconciled to God

So that for all eternity in His glorious presence we will trod

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 2:16-25

Watering the Father's Flock

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters

And they came and drew from the well's waters

And they filled the troughs for their livestock

Yes, they filled them to water their father’s flock

Then the shepherds came

And drove them away

But Moses stood up and helped them all the same

And watered their flock that day

When they came to Reuel their father, he said

“How is it that you have come so soon today?”

And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us instead

From the hand of the shepherds who treated us in a bad way

And he also enough water for us drew

And watered the flock until they were through

So he said to his daughters, yes to them he pled

And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man?

Call him, that he may come and with us eat bread

Then Moses was content with the man to live

And to Moses, his daughter Zipporah he did give

And she bore him a son we understand

He called his name Gershom, for he said

“I have been a stranger in a foreign land

And not been among the people from whom I am bred

Now it happened in the process of time

That the king of Egypt died

Then the children of Israel groaned

Because of the bondage, and out they cried

And their cry came up to God because of the bondage

So God their groaning He heard

And God remembered His covenant

With Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, yes His spoken word

And God looked upon the children of Israel

And God acknowledged them as the Bible does tell

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Surely it is better at all times to remember God

Never departing from His love and grace

Than to forget Him while in this life we trod

Until we come to a difficult or an unhappy place

If we can keep our eyes always focused on Jesus

Then whether things are good or difficult it will be the same

We will know that He is always attentive to us

Because we have held fast to Him and His wondrous name

In this there will be great rewards when we are ushered into glory

And we stand in front of our great and awesome Lord

So let us always hold close to the Bible and the gospel story

Keeping hidden in our heart God's precious saving word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 3:1-6

Standing on Holy Ground

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro

His father-in-law, the priest of Midian, you know

And he led the flock

To the back of the desert he did trod

And came to Horeb

To the mountain of God

And the Angel of the Lord

Appeared to him in a flame

Of fire from the midst of a bush

To his eyes this wondrous sight came

So he looked, and behold

The bush was burning with fire

But the bush was not consumed

It certainly made his mind inquire

Then Moses said, “I will now

Turn aside and see this great sight

Why the bush does not burn somehow

And yet it gives off the fire's light

So when the Lord saw

That he turned aside to see

God called to him from the midst of the bush

And said, “Moses, Moses!” And “Here I am” said he

Then He said, “Do not draw near this place

Take your sandals off your feet

For the place where you stand is holy ground

Where you and I now meet

Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob too

And Moses hid his face for he was afraid

To look upon God and so He kept Him from his view

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How do we treat God, as a friend? Yes it is so

And yet He is also our Lord to whom honor is due

We can be friendly with God because of Jesus, you know

But we should do so with His holiness in view

Let us honor Him and thus grant to Him glory

And to Him let respect and praise come from each of us

As we hail the Lamb who is the center of the gospel story

With resounding shouts of praise to our magnificent Lord, Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 3:7-12

You Shall Serve God on This Mountain

And the Lord said:

“I have surely seen the oppression

Of My people who are in Egypt

And have heard their cry of affliction

Because of their taskmasters they have woes

For I know and am aware of their sorrows

So I have come down, them to deliver

Out of the Egyptian's hand

And to bring them from there in this matter

To a good and large land

To a land flowing with milk and honey

To the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites too

And the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites

And also the Jebusites, a land which your fathers knew

Now therefore, behold, the cry in affliction

Of the children of Israel has come to Me

And I have also seen the oppression

With which the Egyptians oppress them constantly

Come now, therefore, and I will send you

To Pharaoh that you may bring

My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt

I am calling you to do this thing

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go

To Pharaoh, and that I should bring

The children of Israel out of Egypt as You have instructed so?

How can I possibly do this thing?

So He said, “I will certainly be with you

And this shall be a sign to you that you I have sent

When you have brought the people out of Egypt too

You shall serve God on this mountain, so be confident

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Moses was given a sign, a token of guarantee

That the word would surely come about

Thus he could conduct his affairs confidently

For him there would be no reason for doubt

And the same holds true for each of us

We can be wholly sure and confident as we go

When we call out to the Lord Jesus

Our future hope is guaranteed, in this we can know

Is there a great and mighty mountain that stands in our way?

It is less than nothing when on our side is God

He can make the trials melt away

And gives us a smooth path on which to trod

So, let's put all our confidence in the Lord

Because we have eternal assurances from Him in His word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 3:13-15

I AM

Then Moses said to God

“Indeed, when I come to the children

Of Israel after to Egypt I trod

And say to them then

‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you

And they say to me in this way

‘What is His name? How do we know its true?

What shall I to them say?

And God said to Moses, in this way

"I AM WHO I AM, this I tell

And He said, “Thus you shall say

To the children of Israel

I AM has sent me to you

Be certain that these words then are true

Moreover God to Moses did tell

Thus you shall say to the children of Israel

The Lord God of your fathers is who

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac

And the God of Jacob, has sent me to you

This is My name forever for acclamations

And this is My memorial to all generations

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The name of the Lord is the surest guarantee

That what is proclaimed will certainly come about

As we read the Bible, we can the future see

All things He proclaims, and in them have no doubt

And so through trials or troubles let us not be downhearted

Rather, let us lift our eyes to God's holy hill

The raging ocean will surely be parted

And the path through it will be peaceful and still

We have this hope because of the Lord Jesus

Who has done all things marvelously for us

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 3:16-22

Expected Resistance; Assured Deliverance

Go and gather the elders of Israel

Together, and say to them

The Lord God of your fathers, known as well

As the God of Abraham

Of Isaac, and of Jacob too

Appeared to me, and his words so dripped

“I have surely visited you

And seen what is done to you in Egypt

And I have said I will bring you up

Out of the affliction of Egypt, thus it is true

To the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites

And the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites too

To a land flowing with milk and honey

To a place where the shekel will be your money

Then they will heed your voice

And you shall come, you and the elders of Israel

To the king of Egypt as one voice

And to him this you shall tell

The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us

And now, please, let us go on a path to trod

Three days’ journey into the wilderness

That we may sacrifice to the Lord our God

But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go

No, not even by a mighty hand, thus it is so

So I will stretch out My hand

And strike Egypt with all My wonders

Which I will do in the midst of its land

And he will let you go, after my mighty thunders

And I will give this people favor

In the Egyptians' sight

And it shall be, when you go for sure

That you shall not go empty-handed, alright

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor

Namely, of her who dwells near her house

Articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing

Be they a lovely shawl or a nice bright blouse

And you shall put them on your sons

And on your daughters also

So you shall plunder the Egyptians

When out of Egypt you go

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There may be many years of lack in your life

Times of turmoil or anguish or strife

But in the end the child of the Lord

Will be brought out to abundance galore

We have this promise in His holy word

That there is eternal blessing; joy forevermore

Let us trust through the years of trial

And stand firmly grounded each of us

For inside heaven's gate is an ever-lasting smile

As we behold the beauty of our Lord Jesus

Thanking You, O God, receive our praise!

As we look forward to Your presence for eternal days

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 4:1-9

The Voice of the Signs

Then Moses answered and said

“But suppose they will not believe me

Or listen to my voice instead

Suppose they say

‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

And to this word no attention they pay

What then shall I do?

So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”

He said, “A rod I use when walking on the land"

And He said, “Cast it on the ground”

So on the ground it he cast

And it became a serpent, so not hanging around

Moses fled from it really fast

Then the Lord said to Moses, He did submit

“Reach out your hand and take it by the tail”

And he reached out his hand and caught it

And it became a rod in his hand, no longer did it flail

That they may believe that the Lord

God of their fathers is who

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac

And the God of Jacob has appeared to you

Furthermore to him said the Lord

“Now in your bosom put your hand

And he put his hand in his bosom at that word

In order to understand

And when he took it out, behold, what a show

His hand was leprous; white like snow

And He said, “Put again in your bosom your hand

So he put his hand in his bosom again

And drew it out of his bosom, and behold! we understand

It was restored like his other flesh, like that of normal men

Then it will be, by this design

If they do not believe you

Nor heed the message of the first sign

That they may believe the message of the latter sign that you do

And it shall be, if they do not believe the sign from its Giver

Even these two signs, or listen to your voice

That you shall take water from the river

And pour it on the dry land; another sign, another choice

The water which you take from the river

Will become blood on the dry land

So they know that of life I am the Giver

And that I am He who judges, this too they will understand

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Three signs given for Israel to see and believe

And the signs testify to the work of the Lord Jesus

Let us refrain from lies intended to deceive

And hold fast to the word which God has given to us

Thank You, yes thank You, O great and awesome God

For the marvelous treasure, the superior word

It is a radiant light for the path on which we trod

And it leads us to the loving arms of Jesus our Lord

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 4:10-17

Filling Life's Gaps

Then Moses said to the Lord

“O my Lord, I am not eloquent

Neither before nor since the word

You have spoken to Your servant

But I am slow of speech and slow of tongue

No one ever enjoyed a song that I have sung

So the Lord said to him a piece of His mind

“Who has made man’s mouth? Tell Me in a word!

Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind?

Have not I? Who else but I the Lord?

Now therefore, go, OK?

And I, with your mouth shall be

And will teach you what to say

It will be fine Moses, as you shall see

But he said, “O my Lord, please my word attend

Send by the hand of whomever else You may send

So the anger of the Lord was kindled

Against Moses, and He said:

“Is not Aaron the Levite your brother?

I know that he can speak well for you instead

And look, he is also coming out you to meet

When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart

The reunion will be sweet

Now you shall speak to him, so shall you do

And put the words in his mouth, as I instruct you

And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth too

And I will teach you what you shall do

So he shall be your spokesman to the people

And he himself shall be as a mouth for you

And you shall be to him as God

Everything will work out as it is supposed to

And you shall take this rod in your hand

With which you shall do the signs

By them all will come to understand

Of my purposes and my designs

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Moses lacked faith in the plan given to him by the Lord

But the Lord knew this would be the case

And so the account is written in the word

To give us courage in the trials that we will face

We can know that we don't have to carry the load alone

Instead God has given us others to pick up the slack

We can send them an email, or call them on the phone

And know that with their help we will be on track

We are not left as orphans, and the Lord is there with us

And we have faithful family and friends to help out as well

Together we can redirect each other to the Lord Jesus

And of His sure promises, one another we can tell

Thank You for this great assurance in which we stroll

Thank You Lord, we know You have it all under control

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 4:18-23

Israel is My Son, My Firstborn

So Moses went and returned to Jethro

His father-in-law, and to him said

“Please let me return, let me go

To my brethren who are in Egypt, among whom I was bred

And see whether they are alive still

And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace, as you will."

Now the Lord to Moses in Midian said

“Go, return to Egypt

For all the men who sought your life are dead

Then Moses took his wife and his sons

And set them on a donkey, as we understand

And he returned to Egypt the land

And Moses took the rod of God in his hand

And the Lord said to Moses

“When you go back to Egypt the land

See that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh

Which I have put in your hand

But I will harden his heart as you know

So that he will not let the people go

Then you shall say to Pharaoh

"Thus says the Lord

Israel is My son, My firstborn

This is my spoken word

So I say to you, let My son go

That he may serve Me, I do warn

But if you refuse to let him go even so

Indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn

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The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart it is true

But it was done by Him in a passive way

When Pharaoh refused the Lord's word to do

His heart grew hard, and harder each day

Such is how sin affects our lives

It ruins the person that we should be

It affects our families, our children, our wives

And it also affects us each personally

And so don't let your heart grow hard towards the Lord

But rather draw near to Him and He will draw near to you

Walk closely with Him and keep in His word

This is the thing that He wills for us to do

Such is the nature of our gracious God

That He will run to us when sin we do eschew

And we will be content and joyful on the road we trod

Because He is ever Faithful and True

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 4:24-31

A Bridegroom of Blood and a Divine Visitation

And it came to pass on the way

At the encampment where they did stay

That the Lord met him that day

And sought him to slay

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone

And cut off the foreskin of her son with alacrity

And cast it at Moses’ feet as if to atone

And said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”

So He let him go, having made the decision

Then she said, “You are a husband of blood!”

Because of the circumcision

And the Lord said to Aaron in a divine nod

“Go into the wilderness, Moses to meet

So he went and met him on the mountain of God

And kissed him in a reunion so sweet

So Moses told Aaron all the words

Everything, so that he would understand

Of the Lord who had sent him

And all the signs which He did command

Then Moses and Aaron went to tell

And gathered together all

The elders of the children of Israel

Together the assembly they did call

And Aaron told all the words

Which the Lord to Moses had spoken

Then he did the signs

In the sight of the people; they were given this token

So the people believed

And surely their hearts were relieved

And when they heard that the Lord

Had visited the children of Israel

And that He had looked on their affliction

Then they bowed their heads and worshiped for a spell

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God never forgets His covenant nor His people

Though they may suffer, they are always on His mind

Whether in a dark prison or under a church steeple

Let us praise Him for His tender mercies so kind

For His promises are greater than any trial

His love is endless and His attentive care never ends

After the troubles and woes come the times we smile

As He gathers together His children, His friends

What an honor to be known as God's friend

And it came because of the Gift of love, our Lord Jesus

We shall hail the Lamb for years without end

For He has done such marvelous things for us

Yes praise You O God for the promises of Your precious word

We exalt You and praise You through Jesus our Lord

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 5:1-9

Thus Says the Lord God of Israel

Afterward Moses and Aaron went in

And there they told Pharaoh

“Thus says the Lord God of Israel

"Let My people go

That they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness

This is the Lord's request which to you we address

And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord

That I should obey His voice

To let Israel go? I do not know the Lord

Nor will I let Israel go; this is my spoken choice

So they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us

Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert

For this we are desirous

And sacrifice to the Lord our God, according to His word

Lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword

Then the king of Egypt said to them

“Moses and Aaron, why do you take

The people from their work?

Get back to your labor; no more trouble shall you make

And Pharaoh said, “Look

The people of the land are many now

And you make them rest from their labor

I will fix this disobedience somehow

So the same day Pharaoh commanded

The taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying

“You shall no longer give the people straw

To make brick as before; this command I am relaying

Let them go and gather straw for themselves

And you shall on them lay

The quota of bricks which they made before

You shall not reduce it in any way

For they are idle; therefore they cry out

Saying, ‘Let us go

And sacrifice to our God

But my answer to them is "No"

Let more work be laid on the men

That they may labor in it

And let them not regard false words

This is my decree, I do submit

The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, this we see

But it was done in a passive way

Pharaoh instead hardened his own heart actively

He rejected the word of God on that day

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Who is responsible then, in the matter of Pharaoh's heart?

Can someone say that he was in any way free of guilt?

Not at all, for in this he did his own part

He made his own design, like the weavings of a quilt

And we too make the choice about our destiny

Jesus gave His life if we so choose the heavenly pardon

Or we can walk another path, one which ends in misery

By rejecting the cross, God's heavenly beacon

Don't be found in such a sad, sad state

Instead, call out to Jesus, eternal life to receive

And then together with the redeemed patiently wait

On His coming again, for all who do believe

Sure and sound is our heavenly hope

Faithful and true are the promises of the Lord

And so in this life of trials we can cope

Because of the wonders ahead, guaranteed in His word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 5:10-23

Gathering Stubble to Make Brick

And the taskmasters of the people and their officers

Went out and spoke to the people they saw

Saying, “Thus says Pharaoh:

‘I will not give you straw

Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it

Yet none of your work will be reduced, not a little bit

So the people were scattered abroad

Throughout all of Egypt the land

To gather stubble instead of straw

With whatever they could fill their hand

And the taskmasters forced them to hurry

Saying, “Fulfill your work, your daily quota

As when there was straw the full tally

And make sure it's not less, even one iota

Also the officers of the children of Israel

Whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had over them set

Were beaten and were asked to tell

Why at the end of the day things weren't accomplished yet

“Why have you not fulfilled your task

In making brick both yesterday and today, as before?”

This is the question that we ask

Why can't you even up the daily score

Then the officers of the children

Of Israel came and cried out in a fuss

To Pharaoh, saying to him then

“Why are you dealing with your servants thus?

There is no straw given to your servants

And to us, ‘Make brick!’ they say

And indeed your servants are beaten

But the fault is in your own people, this we convey

But he said, “You are idle! Idle! This his word

Therefore to me you say

‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord

So that from your work you can get away

Therefore go now and work

For no straw shall be given you

Yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks

This is what I order and what you shall do

And the officers of the children of Israel

Saw that they were in trouble, more than an iota

After it was said to them what Pharaoh did tell

“You shall not reduce any bricks from your daily quota

Then, as they came out from Pharaoh

They met Moses and Aaron in the way

Who stood there to meet them

To see what occurred with them that day

And they said to them without just warrant

“Let the Lord look on you and judge

Because you have made us abhorrent

In the sight of Pharaoh, to us he bears a grudge

And in the sight of his servants, it's a bitter pill

To put a sword in their hand in order us to kill

So Moses returned to the Lord

And said in a manner speaking frankly

“Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people?

Why is it You have sent me?

For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name

He has evil to this people done

Neither have You delivered Your people at all

They are still dwelling here under Egypt's sun

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God is patiently waiting to deliver Israel

He has a plan and it will come about as it should

This is a truth which the Bible does tell

In the end, all that the Lord does is good

God allows us to make brick if we choose

And even brick with crummy stubble

And he lets us direct the path of our own shoes

Even if it gets us in a bit of trouble

But the good news is Christ, whom He has sent

In Him there is freedom from all trials

And with Him our eternity will be spent

When we call out to Him our future is guaranteed smiles

Praise You O God for our precious Lord Jesus

Who has certainly done all things wondrously for us

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 6:1-13

I Will Rescue and I Will Redeem

Then the Lord said to Moses

Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh

With a strong hand he will drive them out of his land

With a strong hand he will let them go

And God spoke to Moses this word

And said to him: “I am the Lord

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty
To their eyes, this is how I was shown

But by My name Lord

To them I was not known

I have also established My covenant with them

To give them of Canaan the land

The land of their pilgrimage

In which they were strangers beforehand

And I have also heard the groaning

Of the children of Israel

Whom the Egyptians keep in bondage

And I have remembered My covenant as well

Therefore say to the children of Israel:

I am the Lord; I will bring you out

From under the burdens of the Egyptians

I will rescue you from their bondage, no doubt

And I will redeem you, I will not hesitate

With an outstretched arm and with judgments great

I will take you as My people and I will be your God

Then you shall know that I am the Lord

Your God who brings you out from under

The burdens of the Egyptians, this is my sure word

And I will bring you into the land

Which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob too

And I will give it to you as a heritage:

I am the Lord, this I will certainly do

So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel

But they did not heed Moses because

Of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage

This is what being disheartened does

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying

“Go in, tell Pharaoh, Egypt's king

To let the children of Israel, as I am relaying

Go out of his land, tell him to do this thing

And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying

“The children of Israel have not heeded me

How then shall Pharaoh heed me, I am praying

For I am of uncircumcised lips as you already see

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron

And gave them a command

For the children of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt

To bring the children of Israel out of Egypt the land

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Once again, the words have been carefully selected

To show us of the great work of the Lord

In each word and in each verse can be detected

Greater pictures found in His superior word

O God, with such attention and such care

How could we quickly pass through without careful note?

When you have been so meticulous everywhere

And in every word You did Your wisdom upon us dote

Grant us hearts that desire to see every detail

Grant us eyes that can see Your precious Son

Even if we have to go slow as a snail

Let us not miss a thing, no - not even one!

Thank You for this wonderful book

And all the joy it reveals to us

Remind us daily to open it and upon its pages look

And to seek out there our precious Lord Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 6:14-30

The Family of Moses and Aaron

These are the heads of their fathers’ houses:

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel

Were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi, not mentioned are their spouses

These are the families of Reuben as the Bible does tell

And the sons of Simeon

Were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar

And Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman

These are the families of Simeon of which you are now famili-ar

These are the names of the sons of Levi

According to their generations, living under heaven

Gershon, Kohath, and Merar-i

And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven

The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi

According to each family

And the sons of Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzzi-el

And the years of the life of Kohath were

One hundred and thirty-three as the story does tell

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi, making alliterations

These are the families of Levi according to their generations

Now Amram took for himself Jochebed

His father’s sister, as wife

And Aaron and Moses to him she bred

And one hundred and thirty-seven were the years of Amram's life

The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri

And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri

Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab

Sister of Nahshon, as wife

And she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar

A very productive lady in her life

And the sons of Korah were

Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph

These are the families of the Korahites, for sure

They were guided by Korah's staff

Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took for himself

One of the daughters of Putiel as wife

And she bore him Phinehas

Who was a notable figure during his life

These are the heads of the fathers’ houses

Of the Levites according to their families

Along with a few of their spouses

These are the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said

“Bring out the children of Israel

From the land of Egypt according to their armies

This is what the Lord to Moses did tell

These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh

King of Egypt, to bring out

The children of Israel from Egypt

These are the same Moses and Aaron, without a doubt

And it came to pass, on the day

The Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt the land

That the Lord spoke to Moses and did say

“I am the Lord as you understand

Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you

But Moses said before the Lord

“Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, it's true

And how shall Pharaoh heed me and Your word?

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Thus ends chapter 6 of Exodus

And we can see in it perfect order and harmony

If we research it well, it will speak to us

Of the hidden mysteries which reveal God's glory

So it is with every detail of God's word

It will teach us of the wonders of His plan

In sending to us Jesus the Lord

Who came to redeem fallen man

The Bible does this so that we will seek after God

And search for Him carefully in each detail

So let's do it for as long as on this earth we trod

Until we at last hit that heavenly trail

Yes! Thank You, Lord, for this precious book

Help us to study it well and to each day take a look

There in its pages are wonders for us

Such beautiful wonders concerning our precious Lord Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 7:1-7

Notable Obedience

So the Lord said to Moses plainly

“See, I have made you to Pharaoh as God

And Aaron your brother shall your prophet be

So shall it be while in Egypt you trod

You shall speak all that to you I command

And Aaron your brother shall tell

Pharaoh to send out of his land

The children of Israel

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart

And multiply My signs and My wonders too

In the land of Egypt

But Pharaoh will not heed you

So that I may lay on Egypt My hand

And bring My armies and My people whom I designate

The children of Israel out of the land

Of Egypt by judgments great

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord

When I stretch out upon Egypt My hand

And bring out the children of Israel according to my word

From among them, from out of this land

Then Moses and Aaron did so

As the Bible does to us relate

Just as the Lord commanded them so they did

Yes, as the written word to us does state

And Moses was eighty years of age

And Aaron eighty-three years old

When they spoke to Pharaoh

This is their years as we have been told

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Obedience to the Lord should be our life's desire

Living our life in a manner fitting and right

Let us not get bogged down in sin's swampy mire

But may the Lord's word be our heart's delight

By applying it to all we do in our life

We will stay on the path which is correct

The one which is free from trial and strife

From God our Father, there will be no disconnect

Keep close to the word; keep in prayer always

Remember to go to church and have some fellowship there

And your life will be blessed as you live your days

In Christ there is joy and hope, not sadness and despair

Heavenly Father, we thank You for your precious word

And of the wonders and treasures in it, given to us

All of which tell of our glorious Lord

Our Savior, our Redeemer, our Friend... our Lord Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 7:8-13

The Hardening of the Heart

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying

“When Pharaoh speaks to you, in this way

Saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves, I am praying

Then to Aaron you shall say

"Take your rod and before Pharaoh cast it

And let it become a serpent

As I instruct you, so you shall your actions commit

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh

And just as the Lord commanded, they did so

And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh

And before his servants too

And it became a serpent as we now know

Just as the Lord told them, so it did do

But Pharaoh also called his men too

The wise men and the sorcerers in their assignments

So the magicians of Egypt they also it did do

In like manner with their enchantments

For every man down his rod threw

And they also became serpents too

But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods

And Pharaoh’s heart, hard it grew

And he did not heed them, there were no favorable nods

As the Lord had said, just as the Lord already knew

Though Aaron performed a miracle with his rod

Pharaoh hardened his heart even more

He rejected the sign, though it was from God

Becoming stony to the core

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We too have a miracle presented to us

One that is well documented and attested to

It is the resurrection of the Lord Jesus

It is a sign which offers life to me and you

If we soften our hearts and receive Jesus as Savior

We will be sealed with the Holy Spirit, a heavenly guarantee

And with His guidance, we can adjust our life's behavior

Becoming more like the Lord, as we follow obediently

So let us follow this, the right and holy path

And be saved by His blood shed on the cross of Calvary

In this we become God's children, saved from His wrath

And we are set on a heavenly course for all eternity

Thank You, O God, for this wonderful assurance

Thank You for what You have done for sinners like us

Give us O God continued endurance

Until the day we are called home, to be with Jesus

Yes, thank You O God, for our precious Lord Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 7:14-25

The Plague of Blood

So the Lord said to Moses about Pharaoh

“Pharaoh’s heart is hard

He refuses to let the people go

Go to Pharaoh in the morning

When he goes out to the water and you shall stand

By the river’s bank to meet him

And the rod which was turned to a serpent...

You shall take in your hand

And you shall say to him, even so

"The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me for this address

Saying, “Let My people go

That they may serve Me in the wilderness

But indeed, until now you would not hear!

Thus says the Lord: “By this you shall know

That I am the Lord whom you shall fear

Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river...

Even I will do so

With the rod that is in my hand

And they shall be turned to blood throughout the land

And the fish that are in the river shall die

The river shall stink,

And of the water of the river

The Egyptians will loathe to drink

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron

‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand

Over the waters of Egypt - their streams, rivers, ponds

And over all their pools of water throughout the land

That they may become blood, and there shall be blood

Throughout all the land of Egypt,

Both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone, an overwhelming flood

And Moses and Aaron did, just as the Lord commanded so

So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters

That were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh

And in the sight of his servants it was done

And all the waters that were in the river

Were turned to blood, of fresh water, there was none

The fish that were in the river died; the river stank

And the Egyptians could not, we understand

Drink the water of the river, of it no one drank

So there was blood throughout all of Egypt the land

Then the magicians of Egypt did so

With their enchantments, a lie they spread

And grew hard the heart of Pharaoh

And he did not heed them, as the Lord had said

And Pharaoh turned and into his house went

Neither was his heart moved by this event

So all the Egyptians dug all around

The river for water to drink

Thus they searched for water in the ground

Which would not be foul and stink

Because they could not drink the water of the river

In it was a plague, of whom the Lord was the Giver

And seven days passed according to the word

After the river was struck by the Lord

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This is the first terrible plague upon Egypt the land

But nine more will come because of Pharaoh's hard heart

It is a lesson for us to hear and understand

And in our own lives, to make a new start

Let us soften our hearts to the word of the Lord

So that to Him we will be acceptable, each of us

And to the cross let our eyes look toward

Remembering always the work of Jesus

Yes, O God, keep us on the path that is true

May we keep our hearts soft, and be pleasing to you

And some day we know You will come again for us

We anxiously await Your return Lord Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 8:1-7

The Plague of Frogs

And the Lord spoke to Moses this word

“Go to Pharaoh and say to him with My authority

“Thus says the Lord:

“Let My people go, that they may serve Me

But if you refuse to let them go, behold

I will smite all your territory with frogs

Unless you do as I have to you told

So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly

Which shall go up and come into your house, as you will see

Into your bedroom, on your bed

Yes, they will be there when you try to lay your head

Into the houses of your servants, as I have said

Even on your people, they won't stop

Into your ovens, where you bake your bread

And into your kneading bowls, they will hop

And the frogs shall come up on you

On your people, and on all your servants too

Then the Lord spoke to Moses this word

“Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand

With your rod over the streams, as you have heard

Over the rivers, and over the ponds throughout the land

And cause frogs to come up on Egypt the land

Do this now just as I command

So Aaron stretched out his hand

Over the waters of Egypt,

And the frogs came up and covered Egypt the land

And the magicians did so with their enchantments

And brought up frogs on the land of Egypt

And it was through these accomplishments

And by these lying wonders that his heart was tripped

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Surely God looks upon each heart

Knowing whether it will be soft or not

He knows which will desire a new start

And for that one a he has reserved a heavenly spot

The choice is up to each one of us

And God will lead the heart as it is so disposed

He will lead it toward life in Jesus

Or away from it, if that heart is hard and closed

So let your heart be open and tender to His call

Allow Him in and let Him work salvation in you

And upon you His grace and mercy shall fall

What a God! What a friend! Ever faithful and true

We praise You, O Lord our God

Our hearts sing joyous hallelujahs to You!

And they shall forever more as we trod

In Your glorious light when, behold, You make all things new

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 8:8-15

When Frogs Die, They Stink

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said

“Entreat the Lord that He may take away

The frogs from me and from my people, and instead

I will let the people go, so to you I say

That they may sacrifice to the Lord

This is my spoken word

And Moses said to Pharaoh

“Accept the honor of saying

When I shall intercede for you, for your servants too

And for your people, for whom I shall then be praying

To destroy the frogs from you and your houses too

That they may remain in the river only, it's what the Lord will do

So he said, “Tomorrow

And he said, “Let it be according to your word

That you may know

That there is no one like our God the Lord

And the frogs shall depart from you

From your houses, from your servants, so you will see

And from your people too

They shall remain in the river only

Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh

And Moses cried out to the Lord

Concerning the frogs which He had brought

Against Pharaoh by His spoken word

So the Lord did according to the word of Moses

And the frogs died out of the houses

Out of the courtyards and out of the fields too

They gathered them together in heaps

And the land stank, through and through

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief

He hardened his heart

And did not heed them, for unbelief

As the Lord had said right from the start

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Surely we know that the judgment of God

Is according to the truth

Against those who practice such things in life as they trod

Whether men of advanced age, or those still in their youth

And so let us not despise the riches of His goodness

Forbearance, and longsuffering also

Which is meant to lead us to repentance

And direct us on the path that we should go

Let us pursue Christ with every breath we take

And be obedient to the heavenly call

For Christ, and for Christ alone - all else forsake

For each of us, let Him be our all in all

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 8:16-19

Not so Nice, It's a Plague of Lice

So the Lord said to Moses, as he had before spoken twice

“Say to Aaron ‘Stretch out your rod

And strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice

Throughout all the land of Egypt, wherever people trod

And they did so, for Aaron stretched out his hand

With his rod and struck the dust of the earth

And it became lice on man and beast throughout the land

Surely anguished cries replaced any sounds of mirth

All the dust of the land became lice

Throughout all the land of Egypt

Things had turned not so nice

Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments

To bring forth lice, but they could not

So there were lice on man and beast

In all of Egypt, yes, in every spot

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh

“This is the finger of God, not just a trick instead

But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard as we know

And he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said

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The plagues of Egypt were severe upon the land

But worse things are coming upon the earth

From the Bible, someday, we understand

That the world will be plunged into horrible dearth

There will be great plagues and famines too

War and death will be found everywhere

But to escape this terrifying time, I'll tell you what to do

Call on Jesus to save you, and He will, right then and there

His coming judgment is because of a world gone astray

We ignore Him, like a radio - tuning Him out

And things cannot forever go on this way

Instead of faith and trust, there is only uncaring and doubt

People, let us turn our hearts back to the Lord

Let us give Him the rightful glory that He is due

He has shown us what is proper in His word

And He even sent Jesus to save me and you

Let us hold fast to Him, cherishing Him all of our days

And let us never fail to give Him all of our praise

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 8:20-32

The Swarming Plague

And the Lord said to Moses

“Rise early in the morning

And stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water

There you shall give him my warning

Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord plainly

“Let My people go, that they may serve Me

Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold

I will send swarms of flies on you

And your servants, on your people as you are told

And into your houses the swam will go too

The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies

And also the ground on which they stand; Pay heed! Be wise!

And in that day I will set apart

The land of Goshen, in which My people dwell

That no swarms of flies shall be there

Pay attention to the words which I do now tell

In order that you may know and understand

That I am the Lord in the midst of the land

I will make a difference between

My people and your people

Tomorrow this sign shall be seen

And the Lord did so

Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh

Into his servants’ houses, they did go

And into all the land of Egypt, what an amazing show!

The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies

The immensity of what was coming Pharaoh didn't realize

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, we understand

And said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”

And Moses said, “It is not right to do so

For we would be sacrificing the abomination

Of the Egyptians to the Lord our God, as you know

We cannot sacrifice inside Egypt the nation

If we sacrifice the abomination

Of the Egyptians before their eyes

Then will they not stone us?

Even until every Hebrew dies

We will go three days’ journey, thus

Into the wilderness and sacrifice

To the Lord our God as He will command us

The removal of the plague demands this price

So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go

That you may sacrifice to the Lord your God

In the wilderness, even so

Only you shall not go very far away as you trod

Intercede for me

This plague is horrifying as you can see

Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, here I go!

And I will entreat the Lord

That the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh

From his servants, and from his people, according to the word

But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore, making it twice

In not letting the people go, and to the Lord make sacrifice

So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord

And the Lord did according to Moses' spoken word

He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh

From his servants, and from his people, not one remained

But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also

Neither would he let the people go, but instead them he detained

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A hard heart inside a man is a fearful thing

It will lead him down a path towards great loss

In the end only immense sorrow it will bring

Especially when that heart is hard towards Jesus' cross

God gives us every warning in advance to beware

He provides guidance for the path, as a lamp so bright

If we heed His word, reading it daily, we will find there

Life and healing and the most radiant light

It is given as a guide and a rule for our life

To lead us across the Jordan to the heavenly shore

Read it now, accept its words and end all your strife

Come to Jesus and be reconciled to God forevermore

He is reaching out nail-scarred hands, offering peace

Receive the gift, bow the knee, and let the enmity cease

Together with the saints of God we shall our mighty Lord praise

There in His majestic presence for innumerable, eternal days

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 9:1-12

Plagues Upon Beast and Man

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh

And tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord

God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go

That they may serve Me; listen to my word

For if you refuse to let them go

And still hold them, and will not yield

Behold, the hand of the Lord even so

Will be on your cattle in the field

On the horses and on the donkeys that you keep

And there's more, as I continue the sentence

On the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—

A very severe pestilence

And the Lord will make a difference

Between the livestock of Israel

And the livestock of Egypt

You will see it's true as I do now tell

So nothing shall die of all, as I am relaying

That belongs to the children of Israel, please understand

Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying

"Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land

So the Lord did this thing on the next day

And all the livestock of Egypt died

But of the livestock of the children of Israel... hooray!

Not one died, and so the Lord was glorified

Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed

Not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead

But the heart of Pharaoh became hard

And he did not let the people go, just as the Lord had said

So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron

“Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace

And let Moses scatter it toward the heavens

In the sight of Pharaoh, so he knows the source of the menace

And it will become fine dust no doubt

In all of Egypt the land

And it will cause boils that break out

In sores on man and beast, from head to toe and hand to hand

Throughout all of Egypt the land

Let it be so as I command

Then they took ashes from the furnace

And stood before Pharaoh

And Moses scattered them toward heaven

And everywhere it did go

And they caused boils that break out

In sores on man and beast

A painful, disgusting plague now doubt

And the magicians could not stand before Moses

Because of the boils, a plague so grand

For the boils were on the magicians

And on all the Egyptians throughout the land

But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh

And them he did not heed

Just as the Lord had spoken to Moses

An obstinate fellow indeed

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In due time, the Lord will hand us over

To our own wills; a hardening of the heart

Unless we yield ourselves to Him

And make a fresh start

His offer is made and heaven we may choose

We can accept this marvelous gift of grace

Or we can turn away and so refuse

But that will lead to a different place

In the end our destiny remains our choice

If we have heard of the Gift of His Son Jesus

And so let us open our mouth and use our voice

Receiving what He has offered to us

Let our hearts not be hard, but soft and open today

And in receiving Jesus, let us eternally say...

Great, glorious, and awesome God, hear our eternal praise

You are worthy of it; glorious and perfect in all Your ways

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 9:13-21

Raining Down from Above

Then the Lord said to Moses as we know

“Rise early in the morning

And stand before Pharaoh

And say to him this as a warning

“Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews, plainly

“Let My people go, that they may serve Me

For at this time I will send all My plagues, even so

To your very heart, and on your servants too

And on your people, that you may know

That there is none like Me in all the earth, so I warn you

Now if I had stretched out My hand

And struck you and your people with pestilence

Then you would have been cut off from the land

A just and right display of my magnificence

But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up

In withholding from you destruction or dearth

That I may show My power in you, as I pour My cup

And that My name may be declared in all the earth

As yet you exalt yourself, yes even so

Against My people in that you will not let them go

Behold, tomorrow about this time

I will cause very heavy hail to rain down, and how!

Such as has not been in Egypt with its clime

Since its founding until now

Therefore send now and gather your livestock

And all that you have in the field

For the hail shall come down on every man

Any who to My word will not yield

And every animal which in the field is found

And is not brought home, shall die on that piece of ground

He who feared the word of the Lord, we will see

There, among Pharaoh's servants

Made his servants and his livestock flee

To the houses, showing wise observance

But he who did not regard the word of the Lord

Left his servants and his livestock in the field

Shunning that kind and merciful word

Their hearts to Him they did not yield

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How many times, I would like to know

Does the Lord have to prove His word is true?

What more could you ask, some great heavenly show?

Is it this that which is required by you?

His word is splendid, holy and pure

It is filled with proofs if you will but open your eyes

It is faithful, reliable, and sure

And it is sufficient to make you wise

Rain down, you heavens from above

And let the skies pour down righteousness

O God, Thou who art abundant in love

It is You alone our souls shall bless

Help us to receive and apply to our lives Your superior word

As we wait on the return of Jesus, our precious Lord

And then in that day, O great, glorious, and awesome God

In Your magnificent presence we shall trod

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 9:22-35

The Lord is Righteous

Then the Lord said to Moses

So we understand

“Stretch out toward heaven your hand

That there may be hail in all of Egypt the land

On man, on beast, and on every herb of the field

Throughout the land of Egypt in order to make Pharaoh yield

And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven

And the Lord sent thunder and hail and fire darted to the ground

And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt

It must have been a terrifying sight and a horrifying sound

So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail

So very heavy that there was none like it

In all the land of Egypt since it became a nation

This time you would think surely Pharaoh would submit

And the hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt

All that was in the field, both man and beast

And the hail struck every herb of the field

And broke every tree of the field, from the greatest to the least

Only in the land of Goshen, there was no travail

Where the children of Israel were, there was no hail

And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron

And said to them, “I have sinned this time

The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked

I now understand the scope of my crime

Entreat the Lord, that there may be

No more mighty thundering and hail in the land

For it is enough; I will let you go willingly

And you shall stay no longer, please understand

So Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city

I will spread out my hands to the Lord

The thunder will cease, and there will no more hail be

Be assured of the truth of this word

That you may know that to the Lord belongs the earth

Everywhere where man may trod

But as for you and your servants

I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God

Now the flax and the barley were struck

For the barley was in the head and in bud was the flax

But the wheat and the spelt were not struck

For they are late crops, they were immune to the attacks

So Moses went out of the city

From Pharaoh and spread out his hands to the Lord

Then the thunder and the hail ceased

And the rain was not poured on the earth, according to his word

And when Pharaoh saw that the rain

The hail, and the thunder had ceased

He sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart again

He and his servants; his sin only increased

So the heart of Pharaoh was hard

Neither would he let the children of Israel go

As the Lord had spoken by Moses

This is what transpired as we now know

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The Lord has dealt fairly with Pharaoh

Whose heart was hard and obstinate

He would not let Israel go

And so the Lord brought plagues to make Pharaoh submit

And the Lord will deal in like manner with us

When we put up false gods there in our heart

Instead of acknowledging His Son, the Lord Jesus

Instead of putting away sin and making a new start

So let us call out to the Lord, each one of us

Softening our hearts to Him and bowing the knee

Let us acknowledge Christ, the Lord - who is Jesus!

Let our faith be so strong that the whole world can see

And yes, we praise You, O glorious Jesus

We praise You and to You alone we will give honor and glory

For it is You who have done such wondrous things for us

Thank You for the cross and the resurrection, Your gospel story

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 10:1-11

Release or Locusts, Take Your Pick

Now the Lord said to Moses

“Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart

And the hearts of his servants

That I may before him these signs of Mine impart

And that you may tell in the hearing of your son

And your son’s son the mighty things I have in Egypt done

And My signs which I have done among them by My word

That you may know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh

And said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews

‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?

Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the manner I choose

Or else, if you refuse to let My people go

Behold, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow

And they shall cover the earth's face

So that no one will be able to see the earth

And they shall eat the residue of what is left in this place

Which remains to you from the hail, anything of worth

And they shall eat every tree which grows

Up for you out of the field, anything that shows

They shall fill your houses

The houses of all your servants, all looking for what's green

And the houses of all the Egyptians

Which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen,

Since the day that they were on the earth to this day

And he turned and out from Pharaoh he went away

Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him

“How long shall this man be a snare to us?

Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God

Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed from all this fuss?

So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh

And he said to them, in a manner unknowing

“Go, serve the Lord your God, even so

Who are the ones that are going?”

And Moses said, “We will go

With our young and our old

With our sons and our daughters

With our flocks and our herds we will go, now you have been told

For we must hold a feast to the Lord

This is the command of His spoken word

Then he said to them as we now know

“The Lord had better be with you

When I let you and your little ones go!

Beware, for evil is ahead of you, it's true

Not so! Go now, you who are men

And serve the Lord, for that is what you desired

And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence, there and then

These are the things which have transpired

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Pharaoh is a tough nut to crack as we see

He is stubborn to the point of foolishness and ruin

But how often is the same true with you and me

When we let our emotions become our own undoin'

Let's choose a better path and be obedient to the Lord

Let's willingly follow Jesus in this life we live

Together let us follow the precepts laid out in His word

And all of our praise and worship, to Him let us give

May peace reign in our hearts, each of us

May our lives be suitable offerings to God

Every moment let us pursue the Lord Jesus

And find contentment on the hallowed path we trod

All our praise we offer to You. O Lord Jesus

You are our Rock, our Light, and the Guide for each of us

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 10:12-20

The Plague of Locusts

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand

Over the land of Egypt for the locusts, in this be deft

That they may come upon Egypt the land

And eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left

So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt

And the Lord brought an east wind, on the land it was focused

All that day and all that night the wind whipped

When it was morning, the east wind brought the Locust

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt that day

And rested on all the territory of Egypt; they were very severe

Previously there had been no such locusts as they

Nor shall there be such after them, in days distant or near

For they covered the face of the whole earth

So that the land was darkened; of light it was bereft

And they ate every herb of the land, bringing terrible dearth

And all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left

So there remained nothing green

On the trees or on the plants of the field

Throughout all the land of Egypt

The locusts continued, refusing to yield

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron hastily it's true

And said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you

Now therefore, please forgive my sin, I'm such a clod

Only this once is my plea

And entreat the Lord your God

That He may take away this death only, from me

So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord

And the Lord responded to Moses' entreated word

And the Lord turned a very strong west wind that day

Which took all of the locusts away

And blew them into the Red Sea

There remained not one locust in all of Egypt's territory

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart

And he did not let the children of Israel go

Just as the Lord knew from the very start

A process which you and I very well know

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It is our hearts which condemn us when we fail to heed

When we hear but ignore God's precious word

But if we at some point acknowledge our great need

That is when we will finally bow to the Lord

And He is merciful and will freely forgive

When we call on Jesus, He will save our wayward soul

At that moment is when we truly do begin to live

And we are inscribed on heaven's glorious scroll

Thanking You Jesus for your gracious saving hand

And opening to us wide the gates of Your heavenly land

Hallelujah and Amen....

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Exodus 10:21-29

The Plague of Darkness

Then the Lord to Moses said

“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, I say

That there may be darkness over the land of Egypt instead

Darkness which may even be felt this day

So Moses stretched out toward heaven his hand

And there was thick darkness three days in all of Egypt the land

They did not see one another

Nor did anyone from his place for three days rise

One could not tell who was his brother

But all the children of Israel had in their dwellings light for their eyes

Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said

“Go, serve the Lord

Only let your flocks and your herds be kept back instead

Let your little ones also go with you, so is my word

But Moses said, “You must also

Give us sacrifices and burnt offerings too

That we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, you know

It is the thing we are required to do

Our livestock also shall go with us

Not a hoof shall be left behind as we trod

For we must take some of them

To serve the Lord our God

And even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord

Until we arrive there and only then receive His word

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart as we know

And he would not let them go

Then Pharaoh said to him in a manner sore

"Get away from me!" He did cry

Take heed to yourself and see my face no more!

For in the day you see my face you shall die!

So Moses said, “You have spoken well

I will never see your face again

This is the account that the Bible does tell

Of the consequences of the hardened heart of men

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We get tripped up in pride; a sad, sad state

And it causes us grief and pain to come our way

This is a lesson the Bible does relate

And the message it does to us portray

But there is a cure to this disease called pride

It is to humble ourselves before the Lord

And with Him to walk in each and every stride

And to meditate upon His word

The change will come to each of us

When we willingly call out to Him for terms of peace

When we humble our hearts and received Jesus

The grief will end and the warring will cease

Thank You O God for Your wondrous saving grace

Thank You for the promise of eternity with you in Your heavenly place

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 11:1-10

The Plague on the Firstborn

Now the Lord had said to Moses

“I will bring one more plague on Egypt and on Pharaoh

After that, he will let you go from here

And when he does, he will drive you out completely as you go

Tell the people that men and women alike

Are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold

The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed

Toward the people, just as the Lord had told

And Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt the land

By Pharaoh’s officials and by the people, he was considered grand

So Moses said, “This is what says the Lord:

‘About midnight throughout Egypt I will go

Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, according to my word

And then that I am the Lord, Egypt will surely know

From the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne

To the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill

All the firstborn will die as I have shown

And all the firstborn of the cattle as well

There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt

Worse than there has ever been or ever again will be

But among the Israelites not a dog will bark

At any person or animal, with your own eyes this you will see

Then you will know that the Lord as to you I tell

Makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel

All these officials of yours will come to me, it is true

Bowing down before me and saying

“Go, you and all the people who follow you!

After that I will leave, and for this you will be praying

Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh

Out of his presence he did go

The Lord had said to Moses

“Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you

So that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt

His heart will be hardened through and through

Moses and Aaron performed as the Bible does impart

All these wonders before Pharaoh

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart

And he would not let out of his country the Israelites go

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From this, important lessons we should learn

An entire nation was judged because of one hardened heart

For truth and justice should our souls yearn

And the Lord's great name to others we should impart

Someday what happened to Egypt will happen again

But this time it will come upon the entire world

Great tribulation and plague will come upon all men

As God's righteous judgments are unfurled

And so now is the time to call out for redemption

To receive Jesus and be saved from this great tragedy

Through His shed blood we will receive exemption

At the rapture He will come, our saving remedy

The time may not be far off now

The world is quickly falling apart as wickedness does increase

So let us get the word out to everyone somehow

Before God's mercy upon the world does cease

We thank You Lord that there is saving grace

We thank You Lord for the Gift of Jesus

Someday soon we will see You face to face

Such wondrous things You have done for us!

Praises to You our great and awesome God

Thank You for those heavenly streets we will someday trod!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 12:1-11

It is the Lord's Passover

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron

In the land of Egypt, concerning what to do

Saying, “This month shall be your beginning of months

It shall be the first month of the year to you

Speak to all the congregation of Israel

Saying: ‘On the tenth of this month (it will be no bother)

Every man shall take for himself a lamb

According to the house of his father

A lamb for a household

So they shall do as I have told

And if the household is too small for the lamb

Let him and his neighbor next to his house take it

According to the number of the persons

According to each man’s need your count for the lamb you shall make it

Your lamb shall be without blemish

A male of the first year

You may take it from the sheep or from the goats

And further directions from Me you will hear

Now you shall keep it until

The same month on the fourteenth day

Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel

Shall kill it at twilight; towards the end of the day

And they shall take some of the blood

On the two doorposts it they shall put

And on the lintel of the houses where they eat it

But not on the threshold where is placed the foot

Then they shall eat the flesh on that night

Roasted in fire, with unleavened bread

And with bitter herbs they shall eat it

They shall do all of this as I have said

Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water

But roasted in fire as you have heard

Its head with its legs and its entrails

Do this according to My word

You shall let none of it remain until morning does return

And what remains of it until morning it you shall with fire burn

And thus you shall eat it:

With on your waist a belt

Your sandals on your feet

And your staff in your hand, so that it can be felt

So you shall eat it in haste

It is the Lord’s Passover

With which My people have been graced

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Lord, thank You for the Lamb of God

The Lord Jesus who takes away our sin

We can have confidence now as we trod

That for us the victory He did win

Help us never to forget the great deeds you have wrought

Help us to fix our eyes always on the Lord Jesus

Who by His precious blood we were bought

He who has done such marvelous things for us!

Praise You O heavenly Father, yes we praise You

And Hallelujah to the Lamb who is ever faithful and true

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 12:12-20

The Feast of Unleavened Bread

For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night

And will strike in the land of Egypt all the firstborn

Both man and beast will face this plight

And against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment as I have sworn

I am the Lord

This is my spoken word

Now the blood shall be for you a sign

On the houses where you stay

And when I see the blood, by my design

I will pass over you and not come by your way

And the plague shall not be on you to destroy you

When I strike the land of Egypt as I am set to do

So this day shall be to you a memorial

And you shall keep it as a feast

To the Lord throughout your generations

You shall keep it from the greatest to the least

You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance

Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread

On the first day you shall remove leaven

From your houses, just as I have said

For whoever eats leavened bread

From the first day until the seventh day

That person shall be cut off from Israel

Thus I have commanded you in this way

On the first day there shall be a holy convocation

And on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you too

No manner of work shall be done on them

But that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you

So you shall observe the Feast

Of Unleavened Bread as I instructed you

For on this same day I will have brought your armies

Out of the land of Egypt as promised to you

Therefore you shall observe this day in your governance

Throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance

In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month

At evening, you shall eat unleavened bread

Until the twenty-first day of the month at evening

Remember to do as I have said

For seven days no leaven shall be found in the houses of your nation

Since whoever eats what is leavened

That same person shall be cut off from Israel's congregation

Whether he is a stranger or a native of the land

This is what to you I now command

You shall eat nothing leavened, but instead

In all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread

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These are the instructions as given by the Lord

For Israel's feast as He commanded them to do

And so by His spoken word

They were so charged with His words to carry through

But this feast is only a picture, a mere shadow

Of the greater work of the Lord Jesus

In what He has done, we have come to know

The fullness of what God has done for us

And so let us keep the feast in sincerity

Let us devote our lives to holy living in His sight

We as the Lord's redeemed have been called to purity

And to conduct ourselves in a manner just and right

And so let it be according to His word

That we live this way for all of our days

Pursuing Christ and Christ alone - our precious Lord

And giving to God, through Him, all of our praise

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 12:21-28

What Do You Mean by this Service?

Then Moses called for all the elders

Of Israel and said to them

“Pick out and take lambs for yourselves

According to your families, and kill the Passover lamb

And you shall take a bunch of hyssop

The blood that is in the basin, you shall dip it in

And strike the lintel and the two doorposts

With the blood that is in the basin

And none of you shall out of the door go

Of his house until morning as I have instructed so

For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians

And when the blood there He sees

On the lintel and on the two doorposts

The blood which His holy wrath does appease

The Lord will pass over the door as He said He would do

And not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you

And you shall observe this thing, forgetting never

As an ordinance for you and your sons forever

It will come to pass when you come to the land

Which the Lord will give you

Just as He promised, please understand

That you shall keep this service, just as He has instructed to do

And it shall be, when your children say to you

"What do you mean by this service, tell me this?

That you shall say, "It is the Passover

To the Lord it is a sacrifice we are never to miss

He passed over the houses of the children of Israel

In Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, leaving many dead

And delivered our households as we today continue to tell

So the people worshipped as each bowed his head

Then the children of Israel did so after they went away

Just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron

So they did on that day

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The story of the Passover is a truth found in God's word

But it only is a picture for us to see so much more

It was meant to look forward to Jesus our great Lord

When His sacrifice once again opened heaven's door

Israel was brought out of bondage in Egypt the land

But we too have been brought out from sin's strong hold

By the work of Jesus, a deed mighty and grand

It is a story which will forevermore be told

How can we but praise You, our majestic King!

How can we but share the wondrous gospel story!

Forevermore the redeemed of the Lord will sing

Of our sweet Savior, clothed in light and splendid glory

Yes, we praise You now, O God, and even for all eternity

Our hearts long to see You Lord, in all of Your majesty

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 12:29-36

The Plague of the Firstborn

And it came to pass at midnight

That the Lord struck all the firstborn

In the land of Egypt, showing His might

And how the land did mourn!

From the firstborn of Pharaoh

Who sat upon his throne

To the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon

And all the firstborn of livestock, man and beast did moan

So Pharaoh rose in the night from his spot

He, all his servants, and all the people of Egypt

And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not

A house where the life of one wasn't stripped

Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night

And said, “Rise, and out from among my people go

Both you and the children of Israel

And go, serve the Lord as you have said, yes even so

Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said

And be gone; and bless me also, now that my son is dead

And the Egyptians urged the people

That they might send them out of the land in haste

For they said, “We shall all be dead.”

Hurry! There is no time to waste

So the people took their dough

Before to it they could leaven impose

Having their kneading bowls as we know

Bound up on their shoulders, in their clothes

Now the children of Israel had done as tasked

According to the word of Moses, he did tell

And they from the Egyptians had asked

Articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing as well

And the Lord had given the people favor

In the sight of the people of Egypt

So that they granted them what they requested

Thus they plundered the Egyptians; their wealth was stripped

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With this final plague, Israel is ready to leave

After many years of hard bondage the time is spent

And while the people of Egypt moan and grieve

Israel will take part in the great exodus event

And each of us who has called upon the Lord

Has likewise been brought out from hard bondage too

When we heard the message of Jesus, the spoken word

He revived our spirit; in Him we have been created anew

Wonderful stories of times gone by

And yet they are relevant to the lives of each one of us

And so with our voices to Him let us shout aloud and cry

All hail the glorious name, the exalted name of Jesus!

Thank You for the new life You have granted to us

Thank You O God, for our Lord, our Savior, our precious Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 12:37-51

The Exodus

The children of Israel then

Journeyed from Rameses to Succoth

About six hundred thousand men on foot besides children

Certainly a host of considerable note

A mixed multitude went up with them also

And flocks and herds—a great deal of livestock with them did go

And they baked unleavened cakes

Of the dough which they had brought

Out of Egypt; for it was not leavened

For in a hurried exodus they were caught

Because they were driven out of Egypt

And could not wait

Nor had they prepared provisions for themselves

Such they did not accumulate

Now the sojourn of the children of Israel

Who lived in Egypt

Four hundred and thirty years was the spell

Before Pharaoh finally flipped

And it came to pass at the end, finally at last

Of the four hundred and thirty years—

On that very same day—it came to pass

That all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt Surely with great cheers

It is a night of solemn observance to the Lord

For bringing them out of the land of Egypt according to His word

This is that night of the Lord

A solemn observance in participations

For all the children of Israel as they have heard

Throughout their generations

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron

“This is the Passover's ordinance

No foreigner shall eat it thereon

You must adhere to this observance

But every man’s servant who is for money bought

When you have circumcised him

Then he may eat it as you have been taught

A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it

In one house it shall be eaten, there you will partake

You shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house

Nor any of its bones shall you break

All the congregation of Israel shall keep it, according to my word

And when a stranger dwells with you

And wants to keep the Passover to the Lord

Let he and all his males be circumcised too

And then let him come near and keep it

And he shall be as a native of the land

For no uncircumcised person shall eat it

From this law you shall learn and understand

One law shall be for the native-born and also too

For the stranger who dwells among you

Thus did all the children of Israel

As the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron

So they did as the word does tell

And it came to pass, on that very same day

That the Lord brought the children of Israel

Out of the land of Egypt according to their armies

As the Lord in His word did foretell

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Great things the Lord has done for His people

Those who are brought into His own fold

They come from every nation to worship under the steeple

We are the redeemed of the Lord as His word foretold

It is because of Jesus! Hallelujah to His name!

God loved us enough to send His Son to rescue us

And now let our lips His holy name proclaim!

Yes, for all the ages of ages, we will proclaim Jesus

Thank You, O God for precious Jesus our Lord

And thank You for revealing Him to us in Your holy word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 13:1-10

The Feast of Unleavened Bread

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying

“Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, to you I do tell

Whatever opens the womb, I am relaying

Among the children of Israel

Both of man and beast; it is Mine

This command you shall not decline

And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day

In which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage

For by strength of hand the Lord made the way

He brought you out of this place, all the assemblage

No leavened bread shall be eaten

On this day you are going out

In the month Abib

Is when your deliverance came about

And it shall be, when the Lord brings you

Into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites too

And the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites

Which He swore to your fathers to give you

A land flowing with milk and honey as I have said

That you shall keep this service in this month, as to my word

Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread

And on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord

Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days

And no leavened bread shall be seen among you

Nor shall leaven be seen in any ways

Among you in all your quarters too

And you shall tell your son in that day

Saying, ‘This is done because of what came about

Of what the Lord did for me which I now relay

When I came up from Egypt; when He brought me out

It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and also

As a memorial between your eyes no doubt

That the Lord’s law may be in your mouth wherever you go

For with a strong hand out of Egypt the Lord has brought you out

You shall therefore keep this ordinance

In its season from year to year

When you from Egypt received your deliverance

And so in the Lord alone you shall fear

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Great are the stories of the Lord

Of His mighty acts undertaken for His flock

Precious is the holy writ, His superior word

Let us read its contents and its mysteries unlock

Let us cherish it more than our necessary food

And share it with our children and their children as well

So that they too will be imbued

With the wisdom of the bubbling well

And Lord, direct our steps, keep us close to You always

And help us to fix our eyes on You alone all of our days

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 13:11-22

Their Sign

And it shall be, when the Lord brings you

Into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore

To you and your fathers to do

And gives it to you, these directions do not ignore

That you shall set apart to the Lord

All that open the womb, that is, every firstborn

That comes from an animal which you have, heed my word

The males shall be the Lord’s, I now warn

But every firstborn of a donkey

You shall redeem with a lamb

And if you will not redeem it with that fee

Then you shall break its neck according to this program

And all the firstborn of man's bloodstream

Among your sons you shall redeem

So it shall be, when your son asks you

In time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’

That you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand it is true

My following words do not miss...

The Lord out of Egypt us He brought

Out of the house of bondage

This great deed He wrought

And it came to pass

When Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go

That the Lord killed all the firstborn

In the land of Egypt, even so

Both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast

From the greatest of them, even to the least

Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord

All males that open the womb, it would seem

According to His divine word

But all the firstborn of my sons I redeem

It shall be as a sign on your hand

And as frontlets between your eyes

For by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt the land

While Egypt was filled with mournful cries

Then it came to pass on that day

When Pharaoh had let the people go

That God did not lead them by the way

Of the land of the Philistines that was near although

For God said, “Lest perhaps the people their minds do change

When they see war, and return to Egypt

And for freedom, instead bondage they exchange

So God led the people around by way

Of the wilderness of the Red Sea

And the children of Israel went up that day

On orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt, hooray and yippee!

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him

For he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying

“God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones

From here with you as I am now relaying

So they took their journey from Succoth

And camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness

And the Lord went before them by day as we note

In a pillar of cloud to lead the way, the means of egress

And by night in a pillar of fire to give them light

So as to go by day and by night, following the glorious sight

He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day

Or the pillar of fire before the people by night

The Lord is there to always lead the way

In the path which is just and right

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Such a wonderful story God has given to us

To tell of His wondrous redemption plan

And it is all focused on Jesus

And what He has done for each of us, fallen man

Thank You, O God for Jesus Christ our Lord

Our precious Savior, Your eternal word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 14:1-9

The Lord is Watching

Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

“Speak to the children of Israel

That they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth as I am relaying

These instructions to you I do tell

There between Migdol and the sea

Opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp there

Before it by the sea, I tell you plainly

Worry not; in your heart have not a care

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel

‘They are bewildered by the land

The wilderness has closed them in, very well

I intend to go down there and make a stand

Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart

So that he will pursue them as I said

And I will gain honor over Pharaoh, as stated from the start

And over all the army of that knucklehead

That the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord

And they did so, according to His word

Now it was told the king of Egypt

That the people had fled

And the heart of Pharaoh and his servants

Was turned against the people; and they said

“Why have we done thus?

That we have let Israel go from serving us?

So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him

Also, he took six hundred choice chariots too

And all the chariots of Egypt

With captains over every one of them, a very large crew

And the Lord hardened the heart

Of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and as we would guess

He pursued the children of Israel

And the children of Israel went out with boldness

So the Egyptians pursued them

All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, a great company

His horsemen and his army so many men

And overtook them camping by the sea

Beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon

He probably thought such luck would go on and on

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What a tragic thing to have a hardened heart!

Terrifying it is, to the bone's very marrow

One should look for a different path and thus depart

From the horrendous mistakes that we see in Pharaoh

God has shown us in His precious word
That being obstinate toward Him can only harm us

Instead, we need to bow to our glorious Lord

Giving honor and respect to Christ Jesus

Help us in this Lord, this we implore

Our hearts are so easily turned away

Give us of Your Spirit to overflowing and even more

So that we will bring honor to you always, yes every day

And to You we give all of our highest praise

And to You we shall look for eternal days

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 14:10-20

The Salvation of Lord

And when Pharaoh drew near

The children of Israel lifted their eyes

And behold, a sight that brought fear

The Egyptians marched after them, it seemed their demise

So they were very afraid of the coming sword

And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord

Then they said to Moses, in their duress

“Because there were in Egypt no graves

Have you taken us away to die in the wilderness?

Is this how a leader behaves?

Why have you so dealt with us? Our hope is stripped

Since your intent was to bring us up out of Egypt?

Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt... what nerve!

Saying "Let us alone that we may the Egyptians serve

For it would have been better for us to serve without duress

The Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness

And "Do not be afraid" Moses to the people did say

Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord

Which He will accomplish for you today

I pronounce to you now a prophetic word

For the Egyptians whom you see today

You shall see again no more forever, their trouble will cease

The Lord will fight for you, in a glorious way

And you, you shall hold your peace

And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me?

Tell the children of Israel to go forward, get out by the sea

But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand

Over the sea and divide it

And the children of Israel shall go on dry land

Through the midst of the sea without getting wet

And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians

And they shall follow them in

So I will gain honor over Pharaoh

And over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen

Then the Egyptians shall know

That I am the Lord

When I have gained honor for Myself in a marvelous show

Over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen; this is my word

And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel

Moved and behind them went

And the pillar of cloud went from before them

And stood behind them; a marvelous event

So it came between the camp of the Egyptians

And the camp of Israel

Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one

And to the other light it did dispel

So that the one did not come near the other all that night

The Egyptians had darkness, but Israel had light

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And such is true with the world, and me and you

If you have Jesus, you have the light

But if you don't unfortunately it's true

You only have darkness; pitch black as the night

But if you call out to Him for His saving grace

Upon you the light will arise and it will shine

The light of God is revealed in His face

Call out to Him now... Say "Jesus is mine!"

In Him there is no darkness, not at all

In Him there is only God's wondrous glory

So on His name, today be sure to call

And be a part of God's glorious gospel story

And we shall as the redeemed praise Him for eternal years

With joy and shouting of heartfelt cheers!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 14:21-31

So the People Feared the Lord

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea

And the Lord caused the sea to go back as if derided

By a strong east wind all that night, one so mighty

And made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided

So the children of Israel went

Into the midst of the sea on the dry ground

And the waters were a wall to them, one heaven sent

On their right hand and on their left, waters all around

And the Egyptians pursued and went after them

Into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen

Now it came to pass, in the morning watch

That the Lord looked down upon the army

Of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud

And He bought the army of the Egyptians some real harmy

(Yes, I made that word up)

And He took off their chariot wheels

So that they drove them with difficulty

And the Egyptians said,

“From the face of Israel, let us flee

The Lord for them against the Egyptians He fights

For them this is their most terrifying of nights

Then the Lord said to Moses

“Stretch out your hand over the sea

That the waters may come back upon the Egyptians

On their chariots, and on their horsemen, so let it be

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea

And when the morning appeared

The sea returned to its full depth

While the Egyptians were fleeing away, its waters over them reared

So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians completely

There it happened in the midst of the sea

Then the waters returned and covered the chariots

The horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh

That came into the sea after them

Not so much as one of them remained to shoot an arrow

But the children of Israel had walked

On dry land in the midst of the sea

And the waters were a wall to them

On their right hand and on their left, protecting them completely

So the Lord saved Israel that day

Out of the Egyptian's hand

And Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore... hooray!

A mighty deliverance; ever so grand

Thus Israel saw the great work, promised by His word

Which the Lord had done in Egypt as the account closes

So the people feared the Lord

And believed the Lord and His servant Moses

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What will it take for you to believe?

What is it that you have to see?

In order for the Lord Jesus to receive

When will you say, "It is sufficient for me?"

God has shown us so much love and care

Throughout the world His power is seen

His wisdom is on display everywhere

In the skies of blue and in the fields of green

And even more sure is His prophetic word

It is there for us to pick up, study, and believe

It tells us about our great and awesome Lord

Please search it out and then Jesus receive

He is coming again to bring His people home

To a place where there shall no more tears be

We will be content, never from His presence to roam

But walking in His glory for all eternity

Let us pursue Him now and give Him praise from our heart

Let it be today! Yes, it is a good day for us to start

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 15:1-10

I will Sing to the Lord

Then Moses and the children of Israel in joyous praying

Sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:

“I will sing to the Lord,For He has triumphed gloriously!The horse and its riderHe has thrown into the sea!The Lordis my strength and song,And He has become my salvation;He is my God, and I will praise Him;My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.The Lordis a man of war;The Lordis His name.Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.The depths have covered them;They sank to the bottom like a stone.

“Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power;Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.And in the greatness of Your excellenceYou have overthrown those who rose against You;You sent forth Your wrath;It consumed them like stubble.And with the blast of Your nostrilsThe waters were gathered together;The floods stood upright like a heap;The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,I will overtake,I will divide the spoil;My desire shall be satisfied on them.I will draw my sword,My hand shall destroy them.’You blew with Your wind,The sea covered them;They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

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How wonderful to read the marvelous song

And to contemplate the greatness of the Lord

May we together for eternal ages sing along

And praise Jesus, God's eternal word

Splendid and wondrous things He has done

He has brought us across the great divide

In our Lord the victory is won

And He has brought us to Himself to forevermore reside

We praise You Lord, Yes! Hear the praises from each of us

We exalt You O God, for our Lord, our Savior, our precious Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 15:11-21

The Lord shall Reign Forever and Ever

“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods?Who is like You, glorious in holiness,Fearful in praises, doing wonders?You stretched out Your right hand;The earth swallowed them.You in Your mercy have led forth

The people whom You have redeemed;You have guided them in Your strengthTo Your holy habitation.

“The people will hear and be afraid;Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;The mighty men of Moab,Trembling will take hold of them;All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.Fear and dread will fall on them;By the greatness of Your armThey will be as still as a stone,Till Your people pass over, O Lord,Till the people pass overWhom You have purchased.You will bring them in and plant themIn the mountain of Your inheritance,In the place, O Lord, which You have madeFor Your own dwelling,The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

“The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

For the horses of Pharaoh went

Into the sea with his chariots and his horsemen

And the Lord brought back the waters

Of the sea upon them

But the children of Israel went

On dry land in the midst of the sea

Surely it was a marvelous event

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister

Took the timbrel in her hand

And all the women went out after her

With timbrels and with dances, the celebration was grand

And Miriam answered them: “Sing to the Lord,For He has triumphed gloriously!The horse and its riderHe has thrown into the sea!”

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The Lord won the victory over the armies of Pharaoh

Casting them into the deep waters of the Red Sea

But He delivered Israel; His greatness He did show

And so the Israelites shouted out in victory

The people danced and sang to the Lord
Because of the marvelous display they did see

And we too should feel free to act the same toward

Our great Savior Jesus, who from sin and death has set us free!

Don't just sit there like you're dead in your seat

Instead raise your hands and move those feet

Shout out to Jesus with voices that have truly been set free

Shout about the wonderful things that He has done for you and me

Shout out people! The Lord has won the victory!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 15:22-27

Precious Water of Life

So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea

Then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur

And into the wilderness they went days three

And found no water; nothing to drink, nothing tasty and pure

Now when they to Marah came

They could not drink the waters of Marah for they were bitter

Therefore Marah was called its name

And the people complained against Moses, saying

“What shall we drink?” Tell us, we are praying

So he cried out to the Lord

And the Lord showed him a tree

When he cast it into the waters

The waters were made sweet, sweet as can be

There He made a statute and an ordinance for them

And there He tested them, and said

“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God

And do what is right in His sight and not wrong instead

And give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes

I will put none of the diseases on you

Which I have brought on the Egyptians

For I am the Lord who heals you; this I will do

Then they came to Elim

Where there were of water twelve wells

And seventy palm trees, beautiful it would seem

So they camped there by the waters, as the account tells

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Such a beautiful story of God's tender care for us!

He took what was bitter and healed it

And if we will just receive His Son, the Lord Jesus

And to Him our souls entrust and commit

We will be saved unto the ages of ages, for all eternity

It is a gift and an offer from our glorious God

How can such love be found! How can it be?

That He would heal us from the sins of our earthly trod

We hail You, O our majestic King!

We praise You glorious Lord Jesus!

Hear our voices as to You we sing!
You who have done such marvelous things for us!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 16:1-8

Bread from Heaven

And they journeyed from Elim

And all the congregation of the children of Israel

Came to the Wilderness of Sin

Which is between Elim and Sinai, as the account does tell

On the fifteenth day of the second month, we understand

After they departed from Egypt the land

Then the whole congregation...

Oh! What a mess

Of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron

In the wilderness

And the children of Israel said to them, in a way not so sweet

“Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord

In the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat

And when we ate bread to the full; rather, we die by the sword

For you have brought us out into this wilderness

To kill this whole assembly with hunger, or so we guess

Then the Lord said to Moses, the thing that He would do

“Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you

And the people shall go out

And gather a certain quota every day around their dwelling spot

That I may test them without a doubt

As to whether they will walk in My law or not

And it shall be on the sixth day

That they shall prepare what they bring in

And it shall be twice as much as they gather daily, I say

Sure enough on the morrow, the process will begin

Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel

“At evening you shall know

That the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt

And has led us everywhere we did go

And in the morning you shall see

The glory of the Lord

For He hears your complaints against the Lord quite plainly

He hears your every uttered word

Also Moses said, “This shall be seen

When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat

And in the morning bread to the full

For the Lord hears your complaints, words not so sweet

Which you make against Him

Your grumblings are filled to the brim

And what are we? Tell us your word!

Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.”

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Lord, help each of us to be content with the life you have given

Help us to not complain, but to be grateful instead

Because of Jesus we have a promise of eternal livin'

Because of our Lord, our true and heavenly Bread

May we rest in Him, content and at peace

May we give you the glory and the praise that You are due

May this offering from us never, never cease

But throughout the ages, may we ever be praising You

Thank You, O God, for Jesus our precious Lord

Who You have revealed to us in Your superior word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 16:9-21

Quail and Manna

Then Moses spoke to Aaron this word

“Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel

‘Come near before the Lord

For He has heard your complaints as well

Now it came to pass

As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation

Of the children of Israel

Yes the entire nation

That they looked toward the wilderness

And behold the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud

A sight which did impress

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying

“I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel

Speak to them, as I am relaying

Saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat - get ready for a tasty smell

And in the morning you shall be filled with bread

And you shall know that I am the Lord your God

Just as I have said

So it was that quails came up at evening

And covered the camp of Israel

And in the morning

The dew lay all around the camp as well

And when the layer of dew lifted

There, on the surface of the wilderness all around

Was a small round substance which had been gifted

As fine as frost on the ground

So when the children of Israel saw it

They said to one another, “What is it?”

For they did not know what it was

They didn't have clue, not even a bit

And Moses said to them concerning this tasty treat

“This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat

This is the thing which the Lord has commanded:

‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need

One omer for each person, I am being candid

This is what I have decreed

According to the number of persons, to this extent

Let every man take for those who are in his tent

Then the children of Israel did so

And gathered, some more, some less even though

So when they measured it by omers after they brought it back

He who gathered much had nothing left over, indeed

And he who gathered little had no lack

Every man had gathered according to each one’s need

And Moses said, “Let no one leave any of it till morning

Notwithstanding, Moses they did not heed

But some of them left part of it until morning ignoring the warning

And it bred worms and stank because of their misdeed

And Moses was angry with them in turn

Because they refused to pay attention and learn

So they gathered it every morning

Every man according to his need

And when the sun became hot, it melted

An impressive lesson for them indeed

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Here we are, O God, just like Israel

We complain about every possible thing

Even when we know that surely all is well

Still we let our complaints openly ring

And we fail to heed to Your word

We find it easier to simply disobey

Even in the presence of our Lord

We get up and complain each and every day

Help us, O Lord, to simply trust and obey

Your word has told us that everything will be ok

Give us hearts that are geared toward glorifying you

And eyes that are fixed solely upon Jesus

This is surely the right thing to do

And so grant this kind favor to each one of us!

Thank You, O God, for our precious Lord Jesus

Thank You for leading us each step of the way

Be exalted on our lips; hear the praises from each of us

As we come before you day unto day

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 16:22-36

Entering God's Rest

And so it was, on the sixth day

That they gathered twice as much bread

Two omers for each one, by the way

And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses instead

Then he said to them, at his behest

“This is what the Lord has said, His spoken word:

‘Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest

A holy Sabbath to the Lord

Bake what you will bake today

And boil what you will boil

And lay up for yourselves all that remains, I say

To be kept until morning, and it won't spoil

So they laid it up till morning

As Moses commanded; as he did submit

And it did not stink

Nor were there any worms in it

Then Moses said, “Eat that today

For today is a Sabbath to the Lord

Today you will not find it in the field, I say

So do according to my word

Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day

The Sabbath, there will be none, so to you I say

Now it happened

That some of the people, out they went

On the seventh day to gather

But they found none, no Manna had been sent

And the Lord said to Moses, with no hems or haws

“How long do you refuse

To keep My commandments and My laws?

What is this disobedient path you choose?

See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath

Therefore He gives you for two days on the sixth day bread

Let every man remain in his place

Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day instead

So the people rested on the seventh day

Because the Lord wanted it this way

And the house of Israel called its name Manna

And it was like white coriander seed

And the taste of it was like wafers made with honey

Sweet and tasty it was indeed

Then Moses said, “This is the thing

Which the Lord has commanded to do

‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations

That they may see the bread with which I fed you

It was there in the wilderness, from my open hand

When I brought you out of Egypt the land

And Moses said to Aaron

“Take a pot and put an omer of Manna in it

And lay it up before the Lord

To be kept for your generations, not just a minute

As the Lord commanded Moses, he did relay

So Aaron laid it up before the Testimony

To be kept just as the Lord did say

And the children of Israel ate Manna forty years

Until they came to an inhabited land

They ate Manna until they came, surely with cheers

To the border of the land of Canaan, a sight so grand

Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah, we are told

And that omer of Manna was kept in a pot of gold

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What a marvelous passage of the Lord's tender care

Of the people He redeemed, Israel

Out in the wilderness is the place where

These marvelous events occurred as the story does tell

The Manna fed them throughout those years

And the true Bread of life feeds us as well

So let us have no frets, worries, or fears

As we walk in this fallen world for a spell

Christ will surely bring us to the Promised Land

And when He does, it will be marvelously grand

Until that glorious, marvelous day

We will praise our God through Jesus the Lord

And we daily look to see what it does say

In His wondrous, superior word

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 17:1-7

Water from the Rock

Then all the congregation

Of the children of Israel

Set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin

As the record of the story does tell

According to the commandment of the Lord

Yes, according to His spoken word

And camped in Rephidim where there would be rest, you'd think

But there was no water for the people to drink

Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said

“Give us water that we may drink or soon we will be dead

So Moses said to them this word

“Why do you contend with me?

Why do you tempt the Lord?”

This is utterly futile you see

And the people thirsted there for water

And the people complained against Moses, and said

“Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt?

To kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst instead

So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying

“What with this people shall I do?

They are almost ready to stone me, I am relaying

And so for directions about this I am asking You

And the Lord said to Moses, so He did tell

“Go on before the people, and take

With you some of the elders of Israel

A scene quite wonderful for them I will make

Also take in your hand your rod as I am telling you so

With which you struck the river, and go

Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb

And you shall strike the rock, as I say

And water will come out of it

That the people may drink this very day

And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel

The water is Christ, as the Bible does tell

So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah

Because of the contention of the children of Israel

And because they tempted the Lord

Saying, “Is the Lord among us or not, this to us please tell

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How faithless we are, giving in to our weakness

And complaining against You Lord

Help us in our times of distress

To remember the promises found in Your word

Help us to praise You through every trial

And to give you the glory You are justly due

Give us hearts though the trials to smile

And to continue always to sing praises to You

Yes Lord! Thank You for our sure hope because of Jesus

Thank You for the marvelous things that You have done for us

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 17:8-16

Yehovah Nissi - The Lord is My Banner

Now Amalek came and fought in Rephidim with Israel

A war between good and evil as the Bible does tell

And Moses said to Joshua, as a sort of command

“Choose us some men and go out, with Amalek fight

Tomorrow on the top of the hill I will stand

With the rod of God in my hand in plain sight

So Joshua did as Moses said to him

And fought with Amalek, their enemy to kill

And Moses, Aaron, and Hur

Went up to the top of the hill

And so it was, when Moses held up his hand

That Israel prevailed

And when he let down his hand, we understand

Amalek prevailed, while Israel was assailed

But Moses’ hands became heavy

So they took and put under him a stone

And he sat on it

But he was not there all alone

And Aaron and Hur supported his hands

One on one side, and the other on the other one

And his hands were steady

Until the going down of the sun

So Joshua defeated Amalek as we know

And his people with the edge of the sword

The battle was an impressive show

Won by Joshua for the people of the Lord

Then the Lord said to Moses

“Write this for a memorial in the book

And recount it in the hearing of Joshua

For all future generations when they take a look

That I will utterly blot out the remembrance

Of Amalek from under heaven, so shall it be

And Moses built an altar and called its name

The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; Yes Yehovah Nissi is He!

For he said, “Because the Lord has sworn

The Lord will have war with Amalek always

From generation to generation, each that is born

Will fight against Amalek until the end of days

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Surely the Lord is our Banner, so to Him let us look

Let us keep our eyes steadily fixed on Jesus

And let us discern right doctrine by attending to His book

It is the place where today He communicates with us

Let us not trust in the cunning wiles of man

Nor let us trust in any false word

Instead let us do our utmost, the best that we can

To constantly trust Jesus alone, He our saving Lord

Thank You, O God, for Jesus, the Captain of our salvation

And thank You, O God, for Your superior word

From it we find in our souls a joyous elation

Because in it we find Jesus, our glorious Lord!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 18:1-12

Jethro

And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law

Heard of all that God had done

For Moses and for Israel His people

That the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt, as a favored son

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law

Took Zipporah, Moses’ wife

After he had sent her back

During that most important time of his life

With her two sons

Of whom the name of one was Gershom

For he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land

I was foreigner in a land not my home

And the name of the other was Eliezer

For he said, “The God of my father was my help, its true

And delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh

Wonderful things for me He did do

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law

Came with his sons and his wife, to him they did trod

To Moses in the wilderness

Where he was encamped at the mountain of God

Now he had said to Moses

“I, your father-in-law Jethro

Am coming to you with your wife

And her two sons with her, just so you know

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law

Bowed down, and kissed him as well

And they asked each other about their well-being

And they went into the tent for a spell

And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done

To Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake

All the hardship that had come upon them on the way

And how the Lord had delivered them, the rescue He did make

Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good

Which the Lord had done for Israel

Whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians

With mighty deeds that did excel

And Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord

Who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, it is true

And out of the hand of Pharaoh, according to His word

And who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians too

Now I know than all the gods that the Lord is greater

For in the very thing in which they behaved proudly

He was above them - He Israel's vindicator

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law

Took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God also

And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread

With Moses’ father-in-law before God, "the" God as we know

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The Lord has a plan which includes Gentiles too

When their heart is turned toward him rightly

Stand fast on what He alone can do for you

Hold on to Him and to His work ever so tightly

Don't trust in yourself; don't try to earn His favor

Instead, by faith reach out and Him receive

And in His gift of eternal life you can savor

Because in His work alone you did believe

Faith... this is what God would ask from you

Believe the gospel, that God has done it all

And the Lord who is ever faithful and true

Upon His glorious name, please do call

And for eternal years we will together sing His praise

And we shall walk in His glorious presence for eternal days

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 18:13-27

Wonderful Counsel

And so it was, on the next day

That Moses sat the people to judge

And the people stood before Moses

From morning until evening, everyone with a grudge

So when Moses’ father-in-law saw

All that he did for the people, he said

“What is this thing that you are doing for the people?

Keep it up and you will lose your head

Why do you alone sit

And all the people stand before you

From morning until evening?”

It's just not right, the thing you do

And Moses said to his father-in-law, when he did prod

“Because the people come to me to inquire of God

When they have a difficulty

They come to me

And I judge between one and another, you see

And I make known the statutes of God and His laws - quite plainly

So Moses’ father-in-law said to him

“The thing that you do is not good

Both you and these people who are with you

Will surely wear yourselves out; this is understood

For this thing is too much for you; put this away on a shelf

You are not able to perform it by yourself

Listen now to my voice

I will give you counsel, and God will be with you

Stand before God for the people

So that you may bring the difficulties to God, this you should do

And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws

And show them the way in which they must walk

And the work they must do, avoiding life's flaws

Listen to me Moses, as I continue to talk...

Moreover you shall select from all the people able men

Such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness

And place such to be rulers of thousands over them

Rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens
Yes, do as I address

And let them judge the people at all times

Then it will be that every great matter, every weighty grudge

They shall bring to you

But every small matter they themselves shall judge

So it will be easier for you, it's true

For they will bear the burden with you

If you do this thing, and God so commands you

Then you will be able to endure and the difficulties will cease

And all this people will also go, it's true

To their place in peace

So Moses heeded the voice instead

Of his father-in-law and did all that he had said

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel

And made them over the people each a head

Rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds as well

Rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens; not just him instead

So they judged the people at all times

The hard cases to Moses they brought

But they judged every small case themselves

They did as Jethro to Moses had taught

Then Moses let his father-in-law depart

And he went his way to his own land

To administration of the law, this was a great start

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Moses paid heed, to his elder, a man so wise

And the advice he took became a standard in Israel

The advice was acceptable in God's eyes

And so Moses and the people carried it out quite well

We can learn from this story a lesson

That keeping authority at the lowest level is best

We then won't need to be a guessin'

If our lives will be fully blessed

When we handle the small stuff in life

And only pass up the big things to those above us

We will avoid a lot of unnecessary strife

A model approved in the Old Testament by Jesus

And when we have real cares or woes

We can skip every level and go straight to the Lord

For He alone every difficult resolution knows

And most are already laid out in His word

Thank You for the lessons Your word shows us

And thank You above all, O God, for the wisdom of Jesus

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 19:1-9

"If" is a Conditional Word

In the third month after the children of Israel

Had gone out of the land of Egypt, by and by

On the same day, as the record does tell

They came to the Wilderness of Sinai

For they had departed from Rephidim

Had come to the Wilderness of Sinai by God's care

And camped in the wilderness

So Israel before the mountain camped there

And Moses went up to God

And the Lord called to him from the mountain, He did tell

“Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob

And tell the children of Israel:

"You have seen what I did to the Egyptians

And how I bore you on eagles’ wings

And brought you to Myself

I have done all of these things

Now therefore, if you will indeed

Obey My voice and keep My covenant so divine

Then you shall be a special treasure to Me

Above all people; for all the earth is Mine

And you shall be to Me a kingdom

Of priests and a holy nation

These are the words which you shall speak

To the children of Israel, the congregation

So Moses came and called

For the elders of the people as the Lord demanded

And laid before them all these words

Which to him the Lord commanded

Then all the people answered together and said

“We will do all that the Lord has spoken

So Moses brought back the words

Of the people to the Lord, as a humble token

And the Lord said to Moses

“Behold, I will in the thick cloud come to you

That when I speak with you the people may hear

And believe you forever: this they will do

So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord

He told them this, according to the holy word

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O God, "if" is such a big and difficult word

When we face daily trials, we usually fail

But Hallelujah to Jesus our Lord

Who over the law did prevail

In Him we have a greater hope, one solid and sure

Because of Him we too can stand in victory

And praise You all with lips cleansed and pure

And praise You eternally there at the glassy sea

Thank You, O God for our Lord Jesus!

Thank You, O God for all You have done for us!

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 19:10-25

The Lord Came Down

Then the Lord said to Moses

“Go to the people and them today and tomorrow consecrate

And let them wash their clothes

To be ready for the magnificent date

And let them be ready for the third day

For on the third day will come down the Lord

Upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people

This is according to My word

You shall set bounds for the people all around

Saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not

Go up to the mountain or touch its base

Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death on the spot

Not a hand shall touch him

But he shall surely be stoned or with an arrow shot

Whether man or beast, he shall not live

He shall die there on the spot

When the trumpet sounds long tell them not to fear

To the mountain they shall come near

So Moses went down from the mountain

To the people and he they sanctified

And they washed their clothes

This was done so that God would be glorified

And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day

Do not come near your wives, this to you I do say

Then it came to pass on the third day

In the morning, that thunderings and lightnings there were

And a thick cloud on the mountain

And the sound of the trumpet was very loud for sure

So that all the people who were in the camp trembled

The awesome sight had them all humbled

And Moses brought the people out

Of the camp to meet with God

And they stood at the foot of the mountain

Certainly trembling in the shoes with which they were shod

Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke

Because the Lord descended upon it in fire

Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace

As if there were an enormous, even heavenly pyre

And the whole mountain quaked greatly

And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long

And became louder and louder

Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice so strong

Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai

On the mountain at the top

And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain

And Moses went up

And the Lord said to Moses, heed my word

“Go down and the people warn

Lest they break through to gaze at the Lord

And many of them perish as I have sworn

Also let the priests who come near the Lord

Themselves consecrate

Lest the Lord break out against them

For them it would be a terrible fate

But Moses said to the Lord

“The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, to wit:

For You warned us, saying

“Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it

Then the Lord said to him, “Away!

Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you

But do not let the priests

And the people break through

To come up to the Lord

Lest He break out against them

According to His word

So Moses went down to the people and to them he spoke

That the words of the Lord were not just a joke

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Lord, with this awesome display of who You are

It makes knowing Jesus all the more glorious

Instead of fire and smoke, judgment and wrath

You have shown grace and mercy to unworthy us

Thank You for the cross of Calvary

Thank You for the judgment which in turn has set us free

Thank You for what He did on that marvelous tree

For Your goodness we shall praise You eternally

Hallelujah and Amen...

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Exodus 20:1-12

Not So Simple Commands, Part I

And God spoke all these words, saying:

These are the words He was relaying

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“You shall have no other gods before Me.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.